3D Model and Scanning section.

[Too Much Garlic]

Had a thought. With the rise of 3D modeling and scanning, would it make sense to have a dedicated section on the forum where we can discuss models, modeling, scanning, scanners, printers, 3D modeling software, etc.?

In this hobby it is becoming a bigger and bigger tool to use in prop replication and manufacture, so it would be nice to have a place to talk about it and share our experiences with various things.

Hope this can be considered, but understand if another section will just make things confusing.

Keep up the good work.

 

[TazMan2000]

Had a thought. With the rise of 3D modeling and scanning, would it make sense to have a dedicated section on the forum where we can discuss models, modeling, scanning, scanners, printers, 3D modeling software, etc.?

In this hobby it is becoming a bigger and bigger tool to use in prop replication and manufacture, so it would be nice to have a place to talk about it and share our experiences with various things.

Hope this can be considered, but understand if another section will just make things confusing.

Keep up the good work.

Why not make a thread and do the same...just like you did. This could be it.

TazMan2000

 

[publiusr]

Here you go:

Creating fast, reliable 3D scans of flora and fauna

Reporting in Research Ideas and Outcomes, a Kyushu University researcher has developed a new technique for scanning various plants and animals and reconstructing them into highly detailed 3D models. To date, over 1,400 models have been made available online for public use.

phys.org

Look at this tech

Apochromatic X-ray focusing

A team of scientists from the Paul Scherrer Institut, the University of Basel and DESY have demonstrated the first-ever realization of apochromatic X-ray focusing using a tailored combination of a refractive lens and a Fresnel zone plate. This innovative approach enables the correction of the...

phys.org

That’s a matchead BTW

You could have Primitive Dave’s Cygnus in a thimble.

You can print just using data:

A 3-D printer that can print data sets as physical objects

A team of researchers from MIT and Harvard University has come up with a way to get 3-D printers to print objects using data sets rather than geometric representations. In their paper published on the open access site Science Advances, the group describes their new technique and some of the ways...

phys.org

Ceramic printing breakthrough

A breakthrough in ceramic 3D printing

For Chinese scientists at Jiangnan University, the shape of things to come rests on a ceramic slurry and 3D printing.

techxplore.com

Glass feather

Modern origami method creates glass shapes by folding

The ancient art of origami is well known for transforming sheets of paper and other foldable materials into complex 3D shapes. But now, chemical engineers have extended the centuries-old practice to produce intricate shapes made of glass or other hard materials. Their thoroughly modern method...

www.eurekalert.org

New technology 3D prints glass microstructures with rays of light

Researchers at UC Berkeley have developed a new way to 3D-print glass microstructures that is faster and produces objects with higher optical quality, design flexibility and strength, according to a new study published in the April 15 issue of Science.

techxplore.com

Ice

3D printing microscale ice structures for advanced manufacturing and biomedical engineering

Big scientific breakthroughs often require inventions at the smallest scale. Advances in tissue engineering that can replace hearts and lungs will require the fabrication of artificial tissues that allow for the flow of blood through passages that are no thicker than a strand of hair. Similarly...

techxplore.com

Bitfab

How to convert a 2D image to 3D for printing in 3D - Bitfab

Do you know what is the easiest way yo 3D print your first project? Use 2D images to generate 3D models of your logo, custom keychains, signs...

bitfab.io

Old FASA minis

FASA miniatures: an odd request - The Unwanted Blog (2)

Back in the mid 80’s, one of the things I got a kick out of was the FASA Star Trek starship combat game. […]

unwantedblog.com

I have often wanted to scale these up

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[TazMan2000]

I agree.

TazMan2000

 

[Skysurfer]

For me at least the question of technique comes up and unsure where to post. Questions of how'd you do it or do you think this will work.
I still haven't taken up 3D printing, I do though have a 3D profiling (milling) machine I built. One of the things I'm building up to is making helmet shells, weighing the pros and cons of either machine and finishing a direct mold or machine and finishing a positive and making a silicone mold off of that ala Boochieboy/F5.
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